January 31, 2012 •
Categories: Indoor Cycling Bikes, Instructor Training •
by John
At the end of our first class on the new FreeMotion Indoor Cycles last Sunday, I spent close to 30 minutes answering questions from participants about the cycles and the Power meters: How many Watts should I be making? Why did I have to turn it up so high before I saw any real increase… 
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December 11, 2011 •
Categories: Indoor Cycling Bikes, Instructor Training •
by John
We are very excited to announce a new partnership with online Indoor Cycle parts distributor SPORTSMITH that will save you an additional 10% on replacement parts for your Keiser, LeMond, Livestrong, Schwinn, Star Trac and Tomahawk Indoor Cycles. You can use Coupon Code INCP12 HERE A year ago when I was looking for a company to… 
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July 26, 2011 •
Categories: Pro-Form-TDF-Indoor-Bike •
by John
Did you see this new Indoor Cycle from Pro-Form during the tour this year? I’m not sure if it will qualify as a potential replacement for the bikes cycles in your club, but it is fascinating… at least it is to me. So I called the company and we are planning a future interview to learn… 
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April 24, 2011 •
Categories: Indoor Cycling Bikes •
by John
You will be hearing more about “Q Factor” from Spinning® / Star Trac so I thought you may appreciate knowing what it is, in case it comes up in conversation. Q Factor (also know as Tread) is simply the separation/distance between the two pedal cranks of a bicycle or Indoor Cycle. Here are two articles here… 
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March 30, 2011 •
Categories: Indoor Cycling Bikes, Training With Power •
by John
Gene Nacey tipped me off about this new Free Motion Indoor Cycling Bike with power from a company called Foundation Fitness. What’s interesting about this Indoor Cycle is that it uses magnetic resistance (the best system in my opinion) and it’s wattage readings are based on measured power, through a strain gauge in the left… 
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February 8, 2011 •
Categories: Indoor Cycling Bikes, Latest News, Spinning •
by John
I was alerted to a picture of the new Spinner® Indoor Cycle (it’s not a bike) with power in the WSSC catalog. No other information is included but I see that Mark Tickner has sessions scheduled called Introduction to Power and Riding With Ultimate Power. I’m sending an email to Mark to see if he… 
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January 28, 2011 •
Categories: Indoor Cycling Bikes •
by John
Schwinn Triple Link Pedals are a common upgrade for any brand of Indoor Cycling bikes. As a new Indoor Cycling Studio will need to purchase 20 – 50 of these pedals, a small savings can really add up! I did some research for our new CyclingStudio.Org community site and found that Sportsmith.net appears to currently offer the… 
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November 28, 2010 •
Categories: Indoor Cycling Bikes •
by John
Proceeds to benefit LIVESTRONG From: http://www.pitchengine.com 11.24.2010– COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. – In January, LIVESTRONG® Fitness by Johnson Health Tech will release the LS28IC, a special-edition indoor training cycle honoring the 28 million people living with cancer today (MSRP: $1699). LIVESTRONG Fitness plans to release a total of 500, individually-numbered cycles. With each purchase, $1,000 will… 
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September 29, 2010 •
Categories: Indoor Cycling Bikes •
by John
Jeff Wimmer from StudioCycles.com sent me these pictures of refurbished Star Trac Spinner NXTs I always enjoy talking to Jeff because he takes enormous pride in the quality in his Indoor Cycling maintenance business and the refurbished Spinner NXTs they build are a great example. He was explaining to me that these cycles are completely… 
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October 25, 2009 •
Categories: Indoor Cycling Bikes •
by John
I just found this, but it may be old news to you. I’m not sure if it’s club quality but it’s sure nice looking. Here is what Lance says about Livestrong fitness equipment: I’m excited to introduce a new line of LIVESTRONG™ fitness equipment where every piece sold raises money for the fight against cancer.… 
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